Psychological Distress
Conditions
Interventions
Cognitive behavioural intervention Group: The intervention lasted for 12 weekly sessions (3 months) with 2 hours in each meeting (session).
No intervention Group: This group was waitlisted
Sponsors
University of Nigeria
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The selected participants satisfied some inclusion criteria as follows: any prison inmate who had spent 7 months and above in prison yard without trial, with moderate to severe psychological distress, absence of major clinical disease in their medical history, volition to participate in the study, completion of written informed consent and General Health Questionnaire and Perceived Emotional Distress Inventory.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: For the exclusion criteria, having a protracted illness, demonstrating psychotic problems being convicted after trial, and non-completion of our written informed consent, unable to fill the general health questionnaire and Perceived Emotional Distress Inventory.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perceived Emotional Distress Inventory (PEDI)= Time 1, Time 2 and Time 3 General Health Questionnaire GHQ-12 = Time 1, Time 2 and Time 3 | — |
Countries
Africa
Contacts
Public ContactMoses Ede
University of Nigeria, Nsukka Department of Educational Foundations
Outcome results
None listed